Genotype-Related Effect of Crowding Stress on Blood Pressure and Vascular Function in Young Female Rats

This study investigated the influence of chronic crowding stress on nitric oxide (NO) production, vascular function and oxidative status in young Wistar-Kyoto (WKY), borderline hypertensive (BHR) and spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) female rats. Five-week old rats were exposed to crowding for two we...

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Main Authors: Peter Slezak, Angelika Puzserova, Peter Balis, Natalia Sestakova, Miroslava Majzunova, Ima Dovinova, Michal Kluknavsky, Iveta Bernatova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/413629